AI improves decisions for cochlear implant candidates
A new machine learning tool challenges the rigid, decades-old rule used to decide who qualifies for a cochlear implant.
Cityblock Acquires Homeward to Scale Value-Based Care
A major consolidation in value-based care signals that niche health startups can no longer survive on venture capital alone in a tightening regulatory market.
AI identifies drug-resistant bacteria in two hours
A new microfluidic AI platform cuts bacterial resistance testing down to two hours, challenging the slow timelines of traditional lab cultures.
Smartphones detect cognitive decline faster than clinics
Moving dementia testing from annual clinic visits to daily smartphone check-ins could solve a massive bottleneck in clinical trials and early diagnosis.
Urine test detects early lung cancer using AI
A new machine-learning model spots lung cancer from a simple urine sample, challenging the current reliance on costly scans and invasive blood draws.
Insurers Face Backlash Over Automated Care Denials
Algorithms are making medical decisions, and doctors are fighting back against the silent machine veto.
AI groups early colon cancer recurrence risks
Unsupervised machine learning reveals that tumor shape, not just invasion depth, dictates whether early colorectal cancer will return after endoscopic removal.
Fixing the Broken Escalator of Youth Mental Health
When a child faces a mental health crisis, the current system offers only two real options: months on a waiting list for basic therapy, or a chaotic, expensive trip to the emergency room.
Integrative cfDNA profiling from low-pass whole-genome sequencing enables tissue-of-origin prediction in cancer
A new machine learning model can pinpoint the origin of mysterious cancers from simple blood fragments, shifting the focus of liquid biopsies from detection to direction.
Epic Crowds Out Health Tech Startups
When the dominant electronic health record vendor decides to build its own clinical AI, the entire digital health startup ecosystem faces an existential threat.